... Addressed to a Young Friend, BY THE REV. HOBART CAUNTEK, B.D. From The Iirs for 1830. Life is a varied scene of hopes and fears; Doubt and uncertainty pervade its years. Though hope's bright torch illumes our weary way, How oft do fatal fears our steps betray Peace now reveals, now hides her angel form, Now glows the sunshine, and now howls the storm; Now Pleasure holds us in her easy thrall, ...

... LATEST INTELLIGENCE. We are concerned to announce that the King is not suffi- ciently well to come to town; and has commanded that the celebration of his Majesty's birth-day, his levee, and his drawing room, should be postponed for a fortnight. The following bulletin has just been issued WINDSOR CASTLE, APRIL 15.—We regret to state that the King has had a. bilious attack, accompanied by an ...

... PROVINCIAL. Monmouth, Saturday, April 17. — Wheat, 68s 8d to 72s 6d; Barley, 31s 4d to 36s 4d Oats, 26s 4d to 28s 6d Beans, OOsOd to 00s per Imperial quarter. Abergavenny, April 17.—Wheat, 70s 3id; Barley, OOs OOd; Oats, 20s 6d; Beans, 49s 3d Pease, 41s Od per Imperial quarter. Gloucester, April 17.—Wheat, 7s Od to 8s 6d Barley 4s Od to 4s 6d Beans, 4s 6d to 5s 6d Oats, 2s 6d to 3s 3d per ...

... We are happy to learn that the delegates from the various manufacturing and commercial towns in the kingdom, who are assembled in London to resist the continuance in the hands of the Company of the monopoly of the China Tea Trade, entertain much stronger hopes of their ultimate success than they formerly did. At first they feared that the Cabinet had determined on the course they were to ...

... MAUNDY THURSDA Y.-The Bishop of London held a confirmation at the Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, on Maun- dy Thursday. His Lordship confirmed about sixty of the young nobility and gentry. His Majesty's royal bounty was dispensed at the chapel at Whitehall. All the forms connected with this ancient and royal institution were strictly observed. The bounties were given to the recipients in a ...

... iiONMOuTil ASSIZES. | 'Jk;)v.rn CociiT,—Mr. Justice Littledale entered this Court a half-past eleven o'clock on Monday morning, and the following- gentlemen were .sworn on the grand jury :— Thomas Lewis. Foreman. Joseph Bayley, Esq. John Hodder Moggridge, Esq. William Morgan, Esq. Matthew Moggridge, Esq. Wm. Addams Williams, Esq. William Needham, Esq. Thomas Fothergill, Esq. George Rawlings, ...

... THE SWALLOW.-To naturalists it may not be uninterest- ing to know that probably at no period for nearly a century have swallows made their appearance in this country so early as in the present year. The earliest time of their arrival on record is in the year 1736, when they were seen on the 30th of March. It may he presumed that they were in the neighbourhood of Mon- mouth on the same day of ...

... The unfortunate man who was shot by Captain Moir, of Shelhaven House, having expired on Thursday last, and Captain Moir having been previously lodged in Barking gaol to await the result of the inquest, the coroner, Mr. Bartlett, summoned a highly respectable jury to hold the inquiry at the George Inn, at Stanford-Ie-Hope, on Saturday, at twelve o'clock. Seventeen gentlemen were sworn on the ...

... Notice is given, that the Levee intended to be held at St. James's Palace, on Wednesday, the 21st instant, is postponed to Wednesday, the 5th of May next. Notice is hereby given, that the Drawing-room intended to be held at St. James's Palace, on Friday, the 23d instant, in cele- bration of his Majesty's Birth-day, is postponed to Friday, the 7th of May next. N.B. The Knights of the several ...

... TRUCK SYSTEM. To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. R --Much has been said on this question, but all on one side your impartiality is therefore appealed to for the insertion of the inclosed in your respectable journal. As you may not like anonymous correspondence, I give you my name—and remain, sir, your's very obediently, To EDWARD JOHN LITTLETON, ESQ. M.P. Audi alteram. Partem. SIR,-I ...

... GENERAL 1\. • 5ENCE. liis Majesty will, it is s. „ \» Jsor Castle on the 19th of the 20th of April for the metropolis,and is expected to remain at St. James's Palace six weeks. The new police is about to be extended to the environs of the metropolis. SUICIDE OF SIR C. BARING.—Intelligence was received in town on Monday that this gentleman had suddenly ter- minated his existence at his estate, ...

... (From the Manchester Guardian.) Stern winter's chilling winds recede, Spring's glow and genial warmth succeed The frosts and gloomy fogs are fled, And life and light their glory shed. See Spring leads on the length'ning hours, With gentle gales and soft'ning show'rs Fair Nature doffs her mantle wild, And decks herself in beauty mild. The hedgerows, brakes, each bush and tree, Tipt with young ...